MANHATTAN MANHATTAN PROJECTPROJECT

MANHATTAN PROJECTMANHATTAN PROJECTA SECRET PROJECTA SECRET PROJECT

• A secret mission during A secret mission during world war IIworld war II

• US + UK + CANADAUS + UK + CANADA

• Between 1941–1946Between 1941–1946

• The scientific research was The scientific research was directed by American directed by American physicist J. Robert physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.Oppenheimer.

• The project was under the The project was under the

control of US army headed control of US army headed by General Leslie R. Grovesby General Leslie R. Groves

THE SECRET MISSIONTHE SECRET MISSION

►Developed and Developed and detonated 3 atomic detonated 3 atomic bombs- Trinity Test bombs- Trinity Test (Mexico), Little Boy (Mexico), Little Boy (Hiroshima), Fat (Hiroshima), Fat Man (Nagasaki)Man (Nagasaki)

THETHE TRINITYTRINITY TESTTEST

It is the first-ever nuclear weapon tested in July 16 It is the first-ever nuclear weapon tested in July 16 1945 at Los Alamos in New Mexico1945 at Los Alamos in New Mexico

site before and after the atomic bomb explosionsite before and after the atomic bomb explosion

HIROSHIMAHIROSHIMALITTLE BOY RUINED HIROSHIMALITTLE BOY RUINED HIROSHIMA

66THTH AUG 1945 AUG 1945

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ON 9 ON 9THTH AUG 1945 AUG 1945

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